The final bounce for my AS-Level Music coursework. The brief we were given was to write a song, in any style, based on the sending or receiving of a letter.
Just the band page for me, James Montegriffo.
Story behind the song
Recorded using Logic Pro through an M-Audio Pro Fire. Guitars directly into M-Audio using Logic effects, vocals into M-Audio Pro Fire with Logic effects. All other instruments are Logic Synths.
The final bounce for my AS-Level Music coursework. The brief we were given was to write a song, in any style, based on the sending or receiving of a letter.
The protagonist of the song begins by feeling oppressed and depressed, feeling the melancholy of a repetetive and seemingly pointless life. He writes his feelings in a letter and metaphorically sends them to a higher power. He then feels uplifted by the hope of something greater, yet is not yet ready to put himself fully in an unknown entities power. It ends when he realises that the hope he was searching for, and the meaning he was hoping for, must come from within.
Lyrics
Introduction (Spoken with Effects-- Megaphone, sounding harsh):
Wake up, Crawl Out, Get Changed, Eat Food, Drive to Work, Check in, Write stuff down, Do what you're told, pay attention, be quiet, dont argue, can't stop, drive home, eat food, watch TV, consume, buy what they tell you, Waste your money, force laugh, shave, dress, dont think, lay in bed, read a book, go to sleep.
Repeat after me; you are free.
Verse 1;
Is this the life I'm meant to lead?
Rinsed, repeated, stale.
Is this all that there can be?
Melancholic, dull and frail.
Maybe there is something,
Worth writing home about.
Something greater I must find,
I will never rest.
When I find it I will write,
Of desire, hopes and dreams.
Put it in a letter,
And hope for a return
Just maybe...
Chorus;
Maybe there's something there,
Maybe they've answered my prayer.
Maybe I will get that letter,
And maybe this will get better. x2
Verse 2;
But still I find I can't believe,
Too good to be true
No one around has found a way,
A meaning in this life.
Could it be that something,
Somewhere will explain?
Maybe I'll get a golden note,
A letter to the wise
Maybe I'll have to write myself
Convince the madding crowd.
Maybe I can do it,
And end this misery
Just maybe...
